Frost Dates for 76366 — Holliday, Texas

Half of springs at Archer City 2W, TX see their last 32°F night by March 25; only one in ten is past it by March 4, and one in ten still has one after April 13. Planting tender crops after April 2 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 6 20%, and after April 13 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 63% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 10 in half of years, as early as October 25 one year in ten, and holds off past November 27 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 21; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 30, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 231 days in a typical year, shorter than at 74% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 257 days one year in ten and falls short of 206 one year in ten. On average 57 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 7, and return around October 31. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 82%.

July is the warmest month at Archer City 2W, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 33% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,087 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 68% of the 351 Texas stations. 39% of them (2,400) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,085. Precipitation totals 32.5 inches a year, most in May (4.8") and least in January (1.7"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, TX, 20 miles northeast of Holliday, has a last frost 1 day later (March 26), a first frost 1 day earlier (November 9), a season 3 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Dundee 6 NNW, TX, 12.7 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76366 is 12 miles from Archer City 2W, TX, which stands at 1,001 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76366 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.